Polar low

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Term: Polar low
Definition: Small, shallow depression which forms mainly in winter over some high-latitude seas within a polar or arctic air mass. Its motion is approximately the same as the air stream in which it is embedded.
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Created 2022.03.08
Last Modified 2023.03.27
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